Census of the United States (1890). Eleventh census of the United States, 1890. 25 vols.
HA 201 1890 - Butler Stacks
Detailed description of 1890 depository print holdings.
The complete set of 1890 census volumes is available in a reprint set, at the call number above.
Statistical atlas of the United States, based upon the results of the eleventh census.
328.734 v.3037 - Butler Stacks 317.3 Un55 F - Butler Stacks
Abstract of the Eleventh Census: 1890. 060 Un332 1890 - Business
Abstract of the Eleventh Census: 1890. 2nd ed. 060 Un332 1890a - Business
Compendium of the Eleventh Census: 1890. 3 pts. 328.734 v.3011-3013 - Offsite Microfilm F317.3 Un3 - Microform Reading Room (Butler) Part One, Part Two, Part Three |
United States Census Bureau:
1890 Census of Population and Housing
Most volumes are available in both PDF and ZIP files, from the Census Bureau.
Census Data for the Year 1890
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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) The IPUMS consists of twenty-five high-precision samples of the American population drawn from thirteen federal censuses, 1850-1990. These samples collectively comprise our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population.
1890 Census Questions
Census Bureau:
Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
Library of Congress:
The Birth of Data Processing The Hollerith machine was devised for use in the 1890 census.
National Archives & Records Administration:
The Fate of the 1890 Population Census An article by Kellee Blake Prologue: Quarterly of the National Archives and Records Administration, Spring 1996, vol. 28, no. 1
How to Use NARA's Census Microfilm Catalogs
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Bohme, Fredrick G. 200 Years of U.S. Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions, 1790-1990. Washington : Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1989. C 3.2:T 93 - U.S. Government Documents
Cities Census Committee, Inc., New York. Population of the City of New York, 1890-1930. New York City, Cities Census Committee, Inc., c1932 HA 730 .N5 C5 1930 - Lehman Reference HA 730 .N5 C5 1932a - Business Reference Compiles population data from Federal censuses, 1790-1930, and from New York State censuses, 1855-1925. Contains six general sections: City of New York, Its Regions and the Nation; Population Changes in Census Tracts, 1905-1930; Breakup of Congestion, 1905-1930; Nativity and Color of the City's Population, 1890-1930; Religious Composition of the City, 1855-1930; Distribution by Age-Periods of the City's Population, 1855-1930.
Cook, Kevin L. Dubester's U.S. Census Bibliography with SuDocs Class Numbers and Indexes. Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1996. R016.3173 C772 - Butler Reference Z 7553.C3 C66 1996 - Lehman Reference Covers the 1790-1940 censuses, with a complete list of all census publications. Particularly useful for identification of the multiplicity of items in censuses after 1870.
Howells, Mark. High Tech in the '90s - The 1890 Census An article originally published in Ancestry Magazine, about the introduction of the Hollerith system in the 1890 census.
Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996. HA 214 .F67 1996g - Lehman Reference C 3.2:P 81/26 - U.S. Government Documents
Punching and Crunching...a Shower of Stats Another article about the development of the Hollerith tabulating machine, used in the 1890 census. From the Franklin Institute.
Schulze, Suzanne. Population Information in Nineteenth Century Census Volumes. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 1983. R317.3 Sch85 - Butler Reference
Thorndale, William. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. R911 T39 - Butler Reference HA 217 .T5 1987g - Lehman Reference Provides maps for each state showing changes in county boundaries for each census.
U.S. House. Select Committee on the Eleventh Census. New Enumeration of the City of New York. (H. Rpt. 51-3992) Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. 328.734 2889 - Annex |